Maternal stress during pregnancy could leave traces in the placenta that could affect the baby’s development
Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for foetal development — and this would affect the baby’s…
A light-activated drug to fight psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques).
CAR-T cells can arm bystander T cells with CAR molecules via trogocytosis
Engineered immune cells called CAR-T cells are used in the treatment of cancer. Researchers from Uppsala University have now discovered that CAR molecules can be transferred from the…
Artificial intelligence improves personalized cancer treatment
Personalized medicine aims to tailor treatments to individual patients. Until now, this has been done using a small number of parameters to predict the course of a disease.
Weather change linked to increased risk of Salmonella outbreaks
Climate change is impacting the spread of Salmonella, according to new research from the University of Surrey. This research follows previous work from the team, which found that…